JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 12 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following news: Despite having been publicly courted by Republican Secretary of State and Gubernatorial Candidate Jay Ashcroft for months, tonight, former Brownback advisor Art Laffer will be the featured guest at a fundraiser for Gubernatorial Candidate Mike Kehoe. In March, Ashcroft released his tax "plan," which enlisted "some of the well-known conservative economists and low-tax advocates that advised then-K  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 12 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading a coalition of 17 states in a lawsuit against a Biden administration rule that allows temporary farm workers in the country on H-2A visas to unionize. Under federal law, American farm workers are prohibited from collective bargaining. "Once again, Joe Biden is putting America last. He's giving political benefits to foreign workers while American worke  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 12 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on June 11, 2024: * * * 24-TRAM-5086-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Description: Transportation Orders Date Filed: 06/11/2024 * * * 24-CONS-3378-CPEN Docket Type: CPEN - Penalty Docket Description: Penalty Order - Phillips Exploration Company L.C. Date Filed: 06/11/2024 * * * 24-CONS-3379-CPEN Docket Type: CPEN - Penalty Docket Description: Penalty Order - Bill Holtom, A  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 12 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Anyone who has applied for financial aid knows the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) can be hard to navigate, and this is especially so for first-generation students. TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers are helping people navigate the process through free public FAFSA assistance sessions. Housed under the Achievement & Assessment Institute's Center for Educational Opportunity Programs, TRIO Educati  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 13 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Legal 500 recommended 16 Husch Blackwell practice areas in the United States 2024 guide released today. For the fourth straight year, the firm's Higher Education team earned the "Top Tier Firm" designation. The firm earned rankings for the first time in the areas of Consumer finance; Energy regulation: electric power; Insurance: Advice to insurers; and Real estate: Land use/zoning. Husch Black  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: This summer, 10 University of Kansas students received an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA). UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship for their work on mentored research and creative projects. Students apply for UGRAs by writing a five-page research proposal under the guidance of a mentor. Faculty reviewers evaluate the applications based on the merit of the applicant's proposal and a recommenda  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 12 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: International Support Services is moving to Room 50 Strong Hall this month. The move will provide one consolidated location for all ISS staff, who have been spread out among four offices in Strong Hall. As part of the move, the ISS reception area in Room 126 will now be housed in Room 50. International students and scholars should come to Room 50 for assistance with immigration advising and support as well as all  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: How do you teach someone to be a teacher? And what does it mean to be a professional educator? Those questions are at the heart of a new book from a University of Kansas educator and author working to guide the methods of how English arts teachers are prepared to lead their own classrooms. "Principles That Shape English Teacher Education: Pedagogy for Innovation and Change" is a new book co-edited by Heid  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" remains a sound piece of advice. But according to new research, that advice may not have been considered by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), a nonprofit corporation created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to oversee the audits of public companies in order to promote investor protection. "The PCAOB made an announcement in 2020 that they were changi  more